I really appreciate your wisdom- that it's in departures that we come to know how much we have loved others. To hedge my bets, I just gave my dog a big hug. Which, by the way, he only tolerated.
What a beautiful poem about the joyful moments we experience in life, and the moments full of sorrow. Dogs are such an integral part of many of our lives - they too must face letting go in the face of loss, suffering, and death. So profound! Thank you for sharing!
Wow! Wonderful poem. I love the turns. I had to say goodbye to a beloved beagle when the pandemic hit. I received on last kiss as he lay on the table, injected with lethal poison and his spirit flew.
Just back to New York from Mexico where I had no tv. War is so depressing. Dogs are good. I’m not watching tv yet. Dogs of war….lord have mercy. I’ll think of the sunflowers I bought in Oaxaca the day before I left. They are the state flower of the Ukraine.
this poem sits so well with my first meaningful death.
I really appreciate your wisdom- that it's in departures that we come to know how much we have loved others. To hedge my bets, I just gave my dog a big hug. Which, by the way, he only tolerated.
Thank you. Those dogs! Keeping us on our toes!
Absolutely Beautiful. Thank You
Thank you, Steve.
What a beautiful poem about the joyful moments we experience in life, and the moments full of sorrow. Dogs are such an integral part of many of our lives - they too must face letting go in the face of loss, suffering, and death. So profound! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the kind words!
Wow! Wonderful poem. I love the turns. I had to say goodbye to a beloved beagle when the pandemic hit. I received on last kiss as he lay on the table, injected with lethal poison and his spirit flew.
Condolences on your loss. That must have been so crushing. I hope you find comfort in the memories of your beloved beagle.
That's great, Sherman. Although great is a funny word. Grief, not always so much.
Thanks, Wayne. Great can be a complicated world. The Great Gatsby is not, after all, about greatness.
But the sexy Gatsby Dresses aren't bad.
And the shirts, all the beautiful shirts!
I'm sure as hell not going to start smelling my ass though.
Ha!
Nicely unforgettable title too . . . twists from the get-go.
Thank you. That title just popped into my head, a compound of The Dogs of War, an oft used term, and War & Peace, the classic novel.
Beautiful. Going to give my dog a cuddle now.
Good doggie!
So beautiful. Thank you for this prayer-poem.
Thank you, Randy.
Just back to New York from Mexico where I had no tv. War is so depressing. Dogs are good. I’m not watching tv yet. Dogs of war….lord have mercy. I’ll think of the sunflowers I bought in Oaxaca the day before I left. They are the state flower of the Ukraine.
There is a lot of stress. I’m reminded of my childhood and Cold War fears.
This will now be my go-to poem for whenever I feel the need for a good cry.
Thank you.
Wow, sitting in my car crying for lost dogs and friends… dammit man! My 15 yo can’t see me like this!
Thank you, Jay. Such an odd thing that making a person cry is a big part of my job. Yeah, the grief of losing our loved ones..